# Lights vs Visual Home

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lights at 90% against Visual Home's 13%. Lights also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Visual Home's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Visual Home is free to download; Lights costs $3.99 up front. Visual Home sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. Lights asks for nothing beyond the download.

Lights holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Lights's written reviews are positive against 13% of Visual Home's.

Lights ships an update every 6 months, Visual Home every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Lights | Visual Home |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $3.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-out-mobile/id993210506/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-home/id1347968525/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **90.0% of reviews** | 12.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 4 months** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Size | 61 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.2** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [AxoNet Software GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/993210505) | [Andreas Binner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1347968524) |

## What reviewers say

### Lights

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lights-out-mobile/id993210506)

Remotely manage your Windows, Synology, or QNAP servers. Wake-up, save energy, shut down, or reboot your computers from your mobile device. Supports connections to multiple server instances.

**Highlights:** Remote server management, Wake-up computers, Save energy, Shutdown/reboot computers, Supports multiple servers, Connects to Windows, Synology, QNAP

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Visual Home

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/visual-home/id1347968525)

Unify and control your smart home devices from a single dashboard. Visualize data from various sources and trigger actions on connected devices. Offers advanced features through an optional subscription.

**Highlights:** Unified dashboard for smart home data, Control connected devices, Support for Philips Hue, HomeKit, Homematic, and more, MQTT and HTTP REST client, JavaScript Lambda functions, Homescreen widgets, Favorites management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advanced Features | $1.49 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Lights free?

Lights costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Visual Home free?

Visual Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Lights or Visual Home?

Lights is rated higher. Lights averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Visual Home averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Lights or Visual Home have ads?

Neither Lights nor Visual Home shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Lights or Visual Home?

Lights ships an update every 6 months, and Visual Home every 4 months. Most recently, Lights was updated on November 1, 2026 and Visual Home on November 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*